Flower and candy display package



0V. 16, 1948. KYSELA FLOWER AND CANDY DISPLAY PACKAGE Filed Aug. 27,1945 7 INVENTOR. 20004. KXSELA Patented Nov. 16, 1948 U NIT ED S TATESPATENT "F FlCE FLOWER AND CANDY DISPL'AYPACKAGE Rudolph Kysela, LosAngeles, Calif. Application August 27, 1945, Serial No. 612,737

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to an improvement in containers or specialpackages.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved container orpackage wherein the interior of the package is divided conveniently intotwo compartments designed to hold articles of differing natures. Thepresent invention has been primarily designed to facilitate marketing incombined relationship a bouquet or corsage and candies and for thisreason will be described specifically with reference to these articlesalthough the invention may be advantageously utilized to market otherpairs or groupsof articles together.

A primary object of the invention is to provide an improved container orpackage which is of inexpensive-but of neat and attractive appearancewherein a supply of candy and a corsage can be conveniently packagedtogether and delivered as a single package. Bymeans of the presentinvention boxes of candy may be supplied by candy manufacturers insealed condition to florists to be kept in stock by florists. On fillingan order for a bouquet or corsage the florist may then prepare thecorsage and assemble it with the sealed box of candy and the entirestructure tied or sealed and delivered as one combination package.Inasmuch as that chamber or compartment of the package that contains thecandy remains permanently sealed while kept on hand by the florist thereis no danger of contamination or substitution so that a candymanufacturer may safely supply :his candies to the florist withassurance that the purchaser or recipient of the package will receivecandy of the candy manuiacturers manufacture and standard ofquality.

More specifically, an object of the invention is to provide a combinedpackage having the abovementioned characteristics wherein the parts ofthe package are easily manufactured and assembled and the covers havetransparent walls-so that the'corsage and candies are visibletherethrough thus providing a package of neat and attractive appearance.

Another object of the invention is to provide a container consisting ofa tray-like box or receptacle having an external flange or shoulderthereon and having two covers, one of which is relatively shallow ascompared with the other and the other of which is designed to telescopeover the first with both covers arranged to seat against the flange orshoulder whereby the telescoping movement of the taller cover will belimited to provide a non-crushable compartment adapted to receive acorsage or like article.

With the foregoing and other objects in view,

'2 which will be made manifest in'the following detaileddescription andspecifically pointed out in the appended claim, reference-is had to theac-'- companying drawings for an illlustrative embodimentof theinvention, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a completed package embodying thepresent invention;

Fig.-2 is a transverse vertical section through the'same;

Fig. 3 is "a top plan view of the package shown in Fig. 1, parts beingbroken away and shown in horizontal section; and

-Fig. '4 is a sectional View taken substantially upon theline 44 uponFig. 3.

Referring to the accompanying drawings wherein similar referencecharacters designate similar parts throughout, the base of the packageembodying the present invention consists of a container or'receptaclegenerally indicated at I0. For this purpose I find it convenient toemploy a cardboard box of conventional construction of thetray type, andmore particularl that type of box referr'ed to in the trade as anextension box in that'the bottom 1| extends outwardly beyond the sidewalls of the box providing an external flange or shoulder '12 thatextends around the four sides'of'the box. The external shoulder maybe'otherwise formed 'orprovided on the receptacle or container ll]but-if an extension box is employed I am able to use boxes ofconventional manufacture'andde'sign. This box is designed tocontain'one' ormore layers of candies indicated at l3v Preferablytransparent liner strips are glued or otherwise fastened to the innerfaces of the container l0 and are adapted to be foldedtowardseach-otherover'the top of the candies when the container'is filled.These liner strips are conventionally em ployed'by candy manufacturersin the packaging of their candies and have not been illustrated in theattached drawing because 'of their conventional construction and in thinterest of claritybf the present invention.

An "innercover I4 is provided which is preferably formed of heavyCellophane or equivalent transparent material. This cover is of suchsize and shape that its side walls I5 will telescope over the side wallsof the container or receptacle I0. Downward movement of the inner coveris arrested by the engagement of its bottom edges with the flange orextension l2. In the preferred form of construction the side walls ofthe cover are somewhat higher than the side walls of the container sothat the upper layers of candies are visible between the top edges ofthe walls of the container in and the bottom of the cover even though a,shipping pad 5 formed of soft, compressible material ma be positioned ontop of the candies beneath the inner cover and a card I! is interposedbetween the shipping pad and the top of the inner cover. The card I1maybe suitably decorated and may bear the candy manufacturers name andtrade-mark and as it usually is opaque it would tend to conceal thepresence of the candies in the container. By having the inner coverdeeper than the container the presence of the candies is readilydetermined by inspection of the completed package as illustrated inFig.1.

The filled container H! with its applied shipping pad 16, card l1, andinner cover I4 are preferably sealed prior to delivery by the candymanufacturer to the florist and to this end corner strips or ribbons [8may be extended across diagonally opposite corners of the cover and downthe sides thereof. The ends of these strips or ribbons are extendedthrough slots IS in the extension flange l2 and are extended beneath thebottom of the container. Ill. A paper cover strip 20 which is pasted orotherwise fastened to the bottom surface of the bottom I I serves toanchor the ends of the corner strips in place against the bottom. Thesecorner strips serve to maintain the candy compartment of the containersealed until received by the recipient which would then have the cornerstrips out or broken away.

A second or outer cover 2| also forms a part of the package. This coveris-likewise formed of Cellophane or equivalent transparent material andis materially taller than the inner cover l4.

It is of such size and shape that it may be applied over the inner coverso as to telescope thereover and have its bottom edges also rest on theshoulder or extension flange l2. When this cover is applied itcooperates with the top of the inner cover M to form a compartment 22within which a bouquet or corsage 23 may be positioned. Usually, it isadvisable to position a cardboard or the equivalent indicated at 24 tothe top of the inner cover to which the corsage is pinned or otherwisemounted thereon. A card 24 may or may not have its corners slipped orextended under the corner ties or ribbons I8. Preferably, at the timethat the corsage and its card 24are assembled with the candy containerthese corners are all extended so that the corsage and the card cannotbecome disturbed or displaced within the upper compartment in the courseof delivery. The engagement of the bottom edges of the outer cover withthe extension flange l2 prevents collapse of the compartment 22, thuspreventing the corsage from being crushed in the course of delivery. Theouter cover is retained in applied position such as by ribbons or ties25. These may have their ends extended through slots 26 in the extensionflange and anchored against the bottom of the container ID by the coverseat 20 or if desired a single ribbon may be extended clear across thebottom of the container between the 4 bottom of the cover seat 20 andits ends tied as indicated at 21.

From the above-described construction it will be appreciated that acandy manufacturer may supply filled containers ID to a florist. Thesecontainers are supplied in closed position in that they are closed bythe inner covers H which are sealed by the corner strips of ribbons l8preventing substitution or contamination. The outer covers' 2| are alsosupplied:to the florist and at the time that the florist receives anorder for a bouquet or corsage the same may be made up mounted on thecardboard 24 and positioned on top of the inner cover I 4. The outercover is then applied and tied as indicated at 21 forming a singleunitary and attractive package containing both the corsage and candles.The recipient of this package may untie the knot at 21 and remove theouter cover and thus gain access to the corsage. Thereafter, the ties 18may be cut or broken and the inner cover removed to gain access to theinteriorof-the container l0. As both the corsage and the candies arevisible through the transparent walls of both covers the combinationmakes an extremely attractive combined package.

Various changes may be made in thedetalls of construction withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by theappended claim. i a

I claim:

A combination candy and corsage package comprising, in combination, atray-type container having an external flange at the base thereof, afirst transparent cover resting upon the flange and having the topthereof in spaced relation to the top edge of the container, a secondtransparent cover telescopically receivable over the first cover andlikewise resting upon the flange and having the top thereof in spacedrelation to the top of the first cover and forming a compartmentthereabove, candy in the container and a corsage in the compartmentbetween said COVGIS.

RUDOLPH KY SELA.

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